Italianality, New Australian Pavilion Installation

Venice Pavilion

Opened in 1988, Australia’s Philip Cox designed pavilion in Venice was always intended as a temporary building, lacking permanence and a gravitas.

Not for the first time, attention was drawn to the need for a new building when restaurateur Rinaldo di Stasio mounted an unofficial design competition for a new pavilion in 2008 (coinciding with the 20th anniversary of his eponymous café). Of 450 designers who registered interest in the idea, 168 actually submitted a developed design – half of them were architects operating outside Australia.

Winner (Professional) David Marchetti

A massive object that becomes ‘corroded’ little by little, obtaining a complex and articulated shape.

The original tool comes from a single image of a Venetian gothic marble decoration whose composition and pattern generate a geometrical method to design the architecture. It moves back and forth, disappears an

People’s Choice (Professional) Carr Design

Dappled shadows on the landscape. Light, trees, our neighbours and you are reflected to create a sense of wonder and exploration. The subtle shifting of the elements fracture the initial perception to reveal an artist on show at the Venice Biennale in the Australian Pavilion.

People’s Choice (Pre-Professional) Brahman Perera

Based on Issey Miyake’s sculptural fabric forms, highlighting folds and pleats, the Pavilion investigates a series of architectural forms from a single skin, which folds to create spaces and moments. The skin influenced the form and programming for the Pavilion, as well as the surrounding landscaping.

Winner (Pre-professional) SPF15+

A dormant object that lies waiting for its moment to shine.

This Pavilion contains many pavilions. It remembers the history of pavilions as an avenue for the new and grand. It celebrates humble structures that can house the beginnings of incredible ideas. It appreciates its role as a facilitator of all things creative, provocative and bravura.

Finalists

001 Denton Corker Marshall, Australia

008 Davide Marchetti, Italy

029 O’Connor + Houle Architecture, Australia

033 McBride Charles Ryan, Australia

048 Ashton Raggatt McDougall, Australia

061 Carr Architecture, Australia

1013 Daniel Gibbs, Australia

1014 Loïc Fumeaux & Amélie Poncety, Australia

1043 Nicholas Braun, Australia

1046 Heeyoung Lee & Sukho Jang, USA

1047 SPF15+, Australia

PROFESSIONAL

001 Denton Corker Marshall, Australia

008 Davide Marchetti, Italy

029 O’Connor + Houle Architecture, Australia

033 McBride Charles Ryan, Australia

048 Ashton Raggatt McDougall, Australia

061 Carr Architecture, Australia

PRE-PROFESSIONAL

1013 Daniel Gibbs, Australia

1014 Loïc Fumeaux & Amélie Poncety, Australia

1043 Nicholas Braun, Australia

1046 Heeyoung Lee & Sukho Jang, USA

1047 SPF15+, Australia

Publication

A 256 page, full colour catalogue featuring all 56 shortlisted entries and finalists.

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